Originally Posted by
sistahdebbra
Wow, I did my "first" art quilt last year. A friend challenged several of us to do a tribute to Mahalia Jackson (in celebrating her 100th birthday, if she was still living). And this was my Art Quilt. I scrattered words in the song from magazines, machine stitched and covered with netting.
Wonderful interpretation sistahdebbra! I've never attempted a face or body depiction - waaaaay out of my comfort zone, but yours is quite successful not only in following the theme, but in the supportive choices you made to emphasize Mahalia's music and spirituality. Nice job.